The Joke Uke tab by Brandi Carlile

5 Chords used in the song: D, Am, G, Gm, F#

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Artist: 
Year:  2018
Difficulty: 
4.3
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
[Intro]
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD

[Verse 1]
D chordD Am chordAm
You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
G chordG D chordD
With your quiet voice and impeccable style
Am chordAm
Don't ever let them steal your joy
G chordG D chordD
And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild

They can kick dirt in your face
Am chordAm
Dress you down, and tell you that your place
G chordG D chordD
Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine
Am chordAm
I see you tugging on your shirt
G chordG D chordD
Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts

[Refrain]
D chordD Am chordAm
Let 'em laugh while they can
G chordG Gm chordGm D chordD
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# chordF# G chordG
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm chordGm D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD
And the joke's on them

[Verse 2]
D chordD Am chordAm
You get discouraged, don't you, girl?
G chordG D chordD
It's your brother's world for a while longer
D chordD
We gotta dance with the devil on a river
Am chordAm
To beat the stream
G chordG D chordD
Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
D chordD
They come to kick dirt in your face
Am chordAm
To call you weak and then displace you
G chordG D chordD
After carrying your baby on your back across the desert
Am chordAm
I saw your eyes behind your hair
G chordG D chordD
And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared

[Refrain]
D chordD Am chordAm
Let 'em laugh while they can
G chordG Gm chordGm D chordD
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# chordF# G chordG
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm chordGm D chordD
And the joke's on them

[Interlude]
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD

D chordD Am chordAm
Let 'em laugh while they can
G chordG Gm chordGm D chordD
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# chordF# G chordG
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm chordGm D chordD Am chordAm - G chordG - Gm chordGm
And the joke's on them

[Outro]
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD
[Intro]
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD

[Verse 1]
D chordD Am chordAm
You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
G chordG D chordD
With your quiet voice and impeccable style
Am chordAm
Don't ever let them steal your joy
G chordG D chordD
And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild

They can kick dirt in your face
Am chordAm
Dress you down, and tell you that your place
G chordG D chordD
Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine
Am chordAm
I see you tugging on your shirt
G chordG D chordD
Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts

[Refrain]
D chordD Am chordAm
Let 'em laugh while they can
G chordG Gm chordGm D chordD
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# chordF# G chordG
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm chordGm D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD
And the joke's on them

[Verse 2]
D chordD Am chordAm
You get discouraged, don't you, girl?
G chordG D chordD
It's your brother's world for a while longer
D chordD
We gotta dance with the devil on a river
Am chordAm
To beat the stream
G chordG D chordD
Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
D chordD
They come to kick dirt in your face
Am chordAm
To call you weak and then displace you
G chordG D chordD
After carrying your baby on your back across the desert
Am chordAm
I saw your eyes behind your hair
G chordG D chordD
And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared

[Refrain]
D chordD Am chordAm
Let 'em laugh while they can
G chordG Gm chordGm D chordD
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# chordF# G chordG
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm chordGm D chordD
And the joke's on them

[Interlude]
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD

D chordD Am chordAm
Let 'em laugh while they can
G chordG Gm chordGm D chordD
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# chordF# G chordG
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm chordGm D chordD Am chordAm - G chordG - Gm chordGm
And the joke's on them

[Outro]
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD
D chordD Am chordAm G chordG D chordD

Uke tab by , 13 Nov 2025

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